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Singapore Airlines has too many pilots, so it’s carefully cutting them loose
TransportSingapore Airlines, which has too many pilots amid a business downturn, does not expect the surplus to ease any time soon. Cadet pilots have been told that until Sept 30, those who quit may have their bonds waived. The usual payback for leaving before serving the seven-year work bond can be more than S$250,000 (US$199,250), [...]
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Former Ryanair flight attendant claims “exploitation” by budget carrier
TransportRyanair has been accused of “ruthless exploitation” after a former flight attendant contacted her MP to complain about working conditions at the airline. Sophie Growcoot, who was employed by Crewlink, a contractor for Ryanair, claimed she was forced to take three months’ unpaid leave a year – during which she was not permitted to seek [...]
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Turkish Airlines reverses course on red lipstick ban
TransportTurkish Airlines is quashing a ban on female flight attendants wearing red lipstick and nail polish, its chief executive said on Thursday, after an outcry by secular Turks worried the country is becoming too Islamic. The national carrier had said in a statement this month the use of red and dark pink lipstick and nail [...]
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Spain’s unemployment rate dips in April during run-up to tourism season
DestinationsSpain’s Labor Ministry says the number of people registered as unemployed fell by 46,050 in April with more people finding jobs in the run-up to the summer tourist season. The ministry said Monday the total number registered as jobless stands at 4.99 million. Spain has been in recession for the best part of the past [...]
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Everything you need to know about new Commerce secretary Penny Pritzker
DestinationsChicago business executive Penny Pritzker was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the new Secretary of Commerce on Thursday, in an expected move that could prove controversial for the longtime political supporter and fundraising heavyweight. Pritzker is on the board of Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels Corp., which was founded by her wealthy family and has [...]
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Delta Air Lines CEO gets raise after the airline posts $1 billion in profit in 2012
TransportThe CEO of Delta Air Lines saw his compensation jump 42 percent last year as the airline boosted his long-term incentive pay and the airline made more money than its peers. Richard Anderson’s compensation rose to almost $12.6 million, up from $8.9 million in 2011, according to an Associated Press calculation based on an SEC [...]
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The mechanics at the new American Airlines have already forged a seniority deal
TransportMaintenance worker unions at American Airlines and US Airways have settled a key issue in the two companies’ merger, agreeing on a method for determining seniority among employees. Workers will be placed in order according to the date they hired into a classification when the airlines merge, giving them more certainty on such issues as [...]
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The 9/11 pilot’s widow who’s pressing Congress for better cockpit security
TransportA widow of a pilot who died on one of the jets that crashed into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, is gaining congressional support in her campaign to add another barrier to airliner cockpits. Ellen Saracini, widow of United Airlines Flight 175 Captain Victor Saracini, says a flaw persists with cockpit doors, [...]
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United gets black pilots’ discrimination lawsuit dismissed
TransportUnited Continental Holdings Inc. won dismissal of a discrimination lawsuit by black pilots who alleged that the airline offers minority employees fewer promotions to upper management than whites. U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney in San Francisco said the pilots could file an amended complaint by May 20 to fix deficiencies in the lawsuit that led [...]
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How Alabama wooed Airbus to build A320s in the southern U.S.
TransportIn June 2011, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley traveled to the Paris Air Show, Europe’s largest aerospace industry gathering, in hopes of luring foreign investment to his state. Of the dozen meetings he lined up, the most important was with Tom Enders, then chief executive officer of the giant European aircraft maker Airbus SAS. The two [...]
